he works at the university of pittsburgh, if i remember correctly. he is not the chair of a outreach of a golulf program that came from the deepwater horizon settlement. our moderator for this dialogue is a retired admiral. if those of you that were in the least bit awake during the deepwater horizon event, you would have seen on the tv so much that he is now an honorary member of the media. we considered him based on his extensive media presence to be an ideal person because he knows so much about the subject matter and he is phenomenal in front of the camera. on that note, if any can come to the on-site legislation -- with that, over to you. >> oh, i guess it does work. good morning. it is a double pleasure to be here in the presence of this panel and to be with these colleagues that are knowledgeable about the topics we will cover this morning. they have already been introduced. i will not do that again. aley have an extraordinary t ent. i'm honored to be on the podium with them. this morning we will talk a little bit about the gulf of mexico. if